SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 8 Notes
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Chapter 8: social stratification: united states and global. Hierarchical ranking of people who have different access to resources. Monopoly objective: to become the wealthiest player through buying, renting, and selling property . Overall you should know, people who are born in the lower classes are not always lazy. But some people are in situations where it is more challenging. Remember ascribed status is things you are born with (skin color) The united states is considered an open stratification system. 1% of americans have 40% of this nation"s wealth. Based on heredity (india: the untouchables (dalit) the bottom of the caste system. It is based entirely upon your birth: outlawed in 1949 but the social distinctions still exist today. To what extent is mobility possible in the united states. We have an open system, but sometimes mobility is not as likely. Income inequality is increasing in the united states. Exceptions of a prestigious position that doesn"t make a lot of money:
